Owen, as the freshly elected Speaker of Parliament, is very popular and is the center of the crowd wherever he goes.
Luo Ke didn't want to join in the fun, and had the mentality of hiding himself from the public. He found a sofa and lay down comfortably, preparing to take a nap.
Stoudemire refused to let Rock get his wish and stayed in the conference room chatting with Rock all the time.
This is actually an unpopular thing. Everyone knows that London doesn’t like South African companies, so they don’t dare to have more contact with Stoudemire, lest they get bad luck.
"Do you have any ideas about the parliament?" Xiao Si wants to determine Roark's requirements and then adjust his plan appropriately.
"Of course, the management rights of Ziwei Town, everything else doesn't matter." Luo Ke's requirements are not high, and he has no idea of fighting for power. The main thing is to protect his own interests.
Under normal circumstances, Roque should also ask for four to five parliamentary seats. Although this is not enough to change the shape of parliamentary power, it is enough to make his voice heard.
Roque didn't ask for it because there were already four or five parliamentary seats that Roque could arrange as he pleased, so Roque simply stopped embarrassing Irving.
According to the requirements of the inspection team, the Liberal Party can only get up to 70% of the seats, and the remaining seats must be divided among other political parties.
Of the remaining 30 percent, the Socialist Party will take half, and the rest belongs to "other parties." These "other parties" were all arranged by Roque. Each party is really not just making up the numbers, they have all received solid
There are actually one or two thousand votes, so Roque is very confident.
"Ha, you are very easy to talk to!" Xiaosi couldn't help but joke, a partner like Roque is indeed a once-in-a-century experience.
"What about you?" Rock knew that Stoudemire must also have requirements. As long as the request is not too much, Owen should satisfy Stoudemire.
"Mining Bureau, everything else doesn't matter." Stoudemire's requirements are neither high nor low. The mainstay of Johannesburg's economy is the mine, so the position of the Mining Bureau is still very important.
Owen should satisfy Stoudemire for this requirement. Even though Stoudemire is a Rhodesian, he does not have a strong presence in Johannesburg. One-third of the gold mines in Johannesburg belong to the De Beers Unified Mining Company, so Stoudemire's economy
His strength is simply daunting. Apart from Roque, Stoudemire is the person most likely to influence the political situation in Johannesburg.
"Are you dissatisfied with Blake Nelson?" Rock and Blake Nelson have a pretty good relationship.
Blake Nelson is the former Director of the Interior Department. He was dismissed due to a municipal engineering fraud case and later returned to serve as Director of the Bureau of Mines.
There is nothing we can do about it. There are only a few respectable people in Johannesburg. Although Blake Nelson has a dirty butt, the others are not much better, so Blake Nelson can still make a comeback.
If the civil service system is implemented, this situation will become less and less. At that time, the promotion, appointment and removal of officials will be carried out according to fixed procedures. Even the mayor will not be qualified to directly decide the main leadership positions of municipal agencies.
"That's not the case. Director Nelson is very good, but it would be better if he was replaced by one of my own." Stoudemire must have opinions about Blake Nelson, otherwise he would not raise this issue openly.
Rock doesn't care. Although Rock has a good relationship with Blake Nelson, he has a better relationship with Stoudemire. It doesn't matter if the mine director is replaced by Stoudemire. Rock believes that Rock's interests will not be affected by then.
Impact.
To put it bluntly, as long as Roque is in the parliament, there is no need to worry about damage to interests, otherwise the 100,000 Chinese in Johannesburg will never agree.
Stoudemire is not as powerful as Rock in Johannesburg, but the Mining Alliance is also very powerful, so Owen should be able to meet his request. Although the civil service system sounds nice, in fact it is still a political division of spoils.
After the banquet, Rock was finally able to return to Ziwei Town and relax for a while. Everything was normal with the newly formed First Cavalry Division, and Ziwei Town was thriving. Rock really had nothing to worry about, so he could simply stay at home with Phyllis to raise her baby. Phyllis' pregnancy reaction was a bit severe some time ago, and she vomited all day long at home. Now that she is almost 20 weeks old, she has finally experienced some relief, and her appetite has improved a lot.
Rock invited Marvin, who was already the boss, to his home and carefully arranged Phyllis's diet. During this period, Phyllis was in a good mood, but she couldn't stay at home again. She went to the miner's children's school and Ziwei.
Rock doesn't interfere with the school run. As a pregnant woman, the most important thing is to be in a good mood.
In fact, Rock can't stay idle at home. There is an endless stream of people visiting Rock every day. Johannesburg is also a bit lively during this period, and many people want to follow Rock's path.
In fact, it's useless. I usually don't pay attention to building a good relationship, and I can't keep up with the heat by cramming for help. Roque has already made arrangements for those who really have a good relationship with Roque. Forget about those wallflowers. Roque doesn't have time, so
No energy.
In addition to Duncan and George, those who are qualified to enter the parliament include Douglas, who is becoming more and more like a politician, and Colin Bellamy of Ziwei Hospital, as well as Hawley, who represents Rock Gold Mine, and Xia Jiu, of Umbrella Company, Johannesburg
There are only 33 seats in the parliament, and Roque's people account for six. If this cannot guarantee the interests of the Chinese, then Roque can retire.
"Qiao, you will propose a motion later to make Chinese the official language of Johannesburg. There are so many Chinese in Johannesburg, and the interests of the Chinese must be guaranteed." Of course, Roque also has demands. According to the provisions of the "Peace Agreement", the Transvaal's
The official languages should be English and Boer, but in Rock's operation, there were very few Boers in the Transvaal, so Boer was just a decoration. Few people in the Transvaal used it, so they changed it.
It is natural to become Chinese.
In fact, even the Boers are beginning to disagree with the Boer language.
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After the war, the "African Language Association" was established in Orange and Cape. The Boers now not only do not identify with the Boer language, but also the identity of the Boers. Many Boers now think that they are African.
They are no longer "Dutch farmers", so the term "Boers" is exclusive.
This has a lot to do with the composition of the Boer coalition during the war. At that time, the Boer coalition not only included Boers, but also other white immigrants from the Transvaal and Orange, as well as "international friends" who came from Europe to participate in the war from all the way.
After the war, they had a strong sense of identity with each other, so the Boers had begun the transition to Afrikaners.
This kind of thing will never happen to the Chinese. The Chinese who immigrate overseas are Chinese at all times and not anyone else. Of course, there are also people who forget their ancestors, but that is just an isolated phenomenon. Most of the time, the Chinese still agree with it.
own identity.
Therefore, Rock wants to strengthen the status of the Chinese language, which will help enhance the national identity of the Chinese.
"I'll give it a try -" George obviously didn't have confidence, but he wouldn't refuse. In George's opinion, this proposal was a bit too much.
Even if there is a relatively high proportion of Chinese in Johannesburg, it is still a white world in name only, and it is probably only in southern Africa in the world that the interests of the Chinese can be guaranteed.
George used to study at the University of Paris. The more people who have studied in Europe, the more they understand the status of the Chinese in the world. Therefore, in George's opinion, the chance of passing this proposal should be low.
"Try it, you might be pleasantly surprised." Without saying too much, Roque already has a democratic representative system. If even the congressmen have no confidence, it is impossible to better safeguard the interests of the Chinese people.
Confidence still needs to be accumulated slowly. Even if Rock beats chicken blood to the sky, it will not be as useful as Chinese becoming the official language of Johannesburg.
Take your time. Since Roque has put forward this suggestion, of course it is certain that it will be passed. The current parliament is relatively easy to operate. The members are all novices and know how to take the overall situation into consideration.
When the congressmen become old men, if Roque wants to pass this kind of proposal again, he will have to pay a price many times higher than now. Therefore, it is best to determine some things in legal form now to avoid long nights and nightmares. p>
"In Ziwei Town, someone proposed that we should hold an election to decide the members of the management committee——" Duncan hesitated a little, as if he was not sure whether he should report to Roque.
"Who made such a suggestion?" Luo Ke's face immediately turned cold. In this election, the voters of Ziwei Town also fulfilled their bounden duty. It seems that some people are not satisfied and want to implement a democratic representative system in Ziwei Town.
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Rock has the final say on whether Ziwei Town implements a democratic representative system. In theory, Ziwei Town is Rock's private property and not even the Johannesburg city government has control over it. So Rock is curious about who is so reckless. "It was some professors at the medical school - Professor Abu who mentioned it to me." Duncan's face was a little embarrassed, and Rock felt a little troubled. The professors at the medical school were still different. It was indeed possible for these old scholars to raise such opinions. Most professors have some problems with their worldliness, and there are very few people like Douglas.
After all, human energy is limited. If you spend more energy on learning, you will lose some sense of worldliness. This is normal.
"How is Professor Abu's research going?" Roque took a different approach. If Professor Abu is free, Roque will find more things for Abu to do.
"It doesn't seem to be the case. I heard that we have encountered a bottleneck now -" Duncan said it politely. To be more precise, Abu's research encounters bottlenecks every day, and every step forward is extremely difficult.
"Then let Professor Abu focus more on research. Professor Abu doesn't understand anything about elections, so don't let him get involved." Rock also tried his best to put it in a nice way. If someone like Professor Abu really
If you become a politician, it won't take long before you're swallowed up to pieces.